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Ranches and Farms: Beef

By Mary Ogle
| August 23, 2016

The steak on your plate may come from a ranch in Florida or the pampas of Uruguay. These ranches, farms and suppliers deal in quality beef.

Adena Ranch

Unlike most farms, Adena Ranch near Ocala is a “pasture-to-plate” operation – they raise and harvest their animals, so there

Arrowhead Beef

You may have seen Arrowhead Beef in your farmers market. This co-op of family farms and processors provides USDA-inspected grass-fed

Clear Creek Farm

Near Ocala, Clear Creek Farm raises fullblood Wagyu cattle registered with the American Wagyu Association, humanely raised without hormones, chemicals

Creekstone Farms

One of the bigger suppliers of beef, this Kansas-based facility’s beef is on the menu at white-tablecloth restaurants and Shake

Florida Fresh Meat Company

Their Angus beef is harvested from 100-percent grass-fed cattle raised on Florida ranches, then dry-aged in their refrigerated locker for

Gaucho Ranch Beef

Gaucho Ranch sources its grass-fed beef from a 100-year-old family farm in the pampas of Uruguay where gauchos – South

Jackman Cane and Cattle Company

South of Clewiston, Jackman Cane and Cattle Company has been raising cattle for three generations, most recently adding to their

Niman Ranch

Originally an 110-acre ranch north of San Francisco when it began in the 1970s, Niman Ranch today supports the nation’s

Seminole Pride Beef

Florida’s Seminole Tribe manages five operations, ranking as one of the state’s top cow-calf producers. This is also the longest-lived

SOL City Farm

Sol City Farm sells grass-finished beef, soy-free pasture-raised chicken, pork, honey and eggs in their farm just west of the

White Oak Pastures

Five generations of the Harris family have raised cattle on this South Georgia farm, a simple operation in the late

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